woodruffs Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 When does the Derby team become Steve McClaren's team and whatever happens stops being either crap because of Nigel Clough's or good because of Nigel Clough (dependent on point of view). I'm going for 2015-16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
networker1884 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Why are people so keen on these predict the future threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodruffs Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 I'll let you know in a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Someone needs to start a "which of these predict the future threads will we look back on in 3 years and give a ****?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Fran Van Rams Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 For me, I don't think Nigel will ever be forgotten by the club for stabilising them at a difficult time and the only way I think that would be erased is if the same thing were to happen again (i.e. we sign a bunch of has beens on huge wages and run out of money again). Having said that, by Christmas I would hope that SM will have embedded his own footballing style and philosophy and that people will not be attributing our style of play with NC. Finally though, all of the players currently in the team were brought in by NC (or through the youth set up) so until the team is significantly remodelled and/or are consistently in and around the play offs, the team will always be called Nigel's. At the end of the day there will always be differing opinions on this. The posters who favour NC will attribute the positives to NC and the negatives to the board and/or the current management and the posters who were against NC will blame NC for the negatives and praise the new management for the ups. There is the beauty of opinion!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nookiebear Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 i predict someone already has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I predict 14 July 2016. Mid morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I predict 14 July 2016. Mid morning. You bastille. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BondJovi Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Mystic Meg never got it right and I always believed her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 If McClaren is the coach people say he is then a couple of transfer windows to stamp his mark and I'll be pretty expectant then on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 For me, I don't think Nigel will ever be forgotten by the club for stabilising them at a difficult time Nigel who sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Who's Nigal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I'm expectant tomorrow, and so forth for every game we should win this season. If we go down to better sides, then fair enough - I will never be the sort of person that expects something, out of nothing. but, losing tomorrow against leeds is poor form - they're a poor side with no decent strikers, a god awful midfield and steady defense and a good keeper. We should be able to pick them off tomorrow, comfortably - if we don't I'll be annoyed. Same with Ipswich though, one player of actual quality (Cresswell) the rest are poor standard players but did enough to trouble us, it's frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I think we should win every game from now until the end of the season or McClaren will be hoisted on Sam Rush's petard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnieronalde Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Someone will get the wrong end of the stick here. I promise I'm not trying to hang him out to dry if we don't win tomorrow. I expect to win but if we lose I won't be going all stupid. There are a lot of points to be won and lost. He got hold of them on Tuedsay night, seriously, everyone has commented on it. The players as well got a visible lift from it. I couldn't miss it even if i wanted to, he had a major effect on us picking up that point. Credit to him for that, that;s a massive impact to make. Just because I don't think he's right for this job doesn't mean I can't recognise what he brings. He's an ex England manager, he's won things, he's ALREADY got the players on side massively I'd say. If the squad is anywhere close to a top 6 challenge, which I'm going to maintain they are, then he's just got to tweak it, don't upset the applecart but if he's got the budget, then bring in the two or three quality players needed. Maybe he's already solved the centre half problem with Whitbread. He might solve the midfield issue by playing Bennett and instead of a right mid, I wouldn't be surprised to see us look for a specialist left back on loan. He shouldn't overload the squad in my opinion, we were always just a tweak away. We've beaten Leeds 10 times in a row, this has got to be a game he looks to win. It's his team now, his tactics, his set up, we know we've got some real quality, surely no-one can deny that, we know we've got a couple of weaknesses, I won't deny that. Starting tomorrow, where we finish this year is no-ones responsibility but Steve Mc and his coaching staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Having said that, by Christmas I would hope that SM will have embedded his own footballing style and philosophy and that people will not be attributing our style of play with NC. I'd rather he took NC's style and fine tuned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoneedshuls Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Actually Ronnie we've beaten Leeds 9 times its 10 when we batter them tomorrow and Bennett gets a hatrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnieronalde Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Actually Ronnie we've beaten Leeds 9 times its 10 when we batter them tomorrow and Bennett gets a hatrick Was it really only 9? Boo Clough Out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 McClaren first has to get rid of all the dead wood left by his predecessor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 McClaren first has to get rid of all the dead wood left by his predecessor. Doyle and Deeney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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